Summer transfer thread 2012

[Lee]

Very strange move that one.

Unless his family live up in the north still? Or he wants to move back to the area? Weird one.

[Gibbo]

Guillem Balague @GuillemBalague
Drogba has got a clause that allows him to leave Shangai Shenhua for free if Barcelona came calling. He will meet the Spanish club tomorrow

Not even played a game for them yet.

[Lee]

Well that's a bit of a twist.

[Fosterbloke]

Guillem Balague @GuillemBalague
Drogba has got a clause that allows him to leave for free if Barcelona came calling.

I should get that put in my contract too. Can you imagine the look on HR's face?

[Exiled_red]

[Bender]

What on earth is Murphy thinking?

you wait the chicken shack will make murphy manager

[Chazza]

Matt Spiro @mattspiro

Have heard from two seperate, reliable sources that Wenger has ended interest in Yann M'Vila due to players behaviour in last few months

[cream]

Rumours going round that RVP has agreed a deal with City.

[Bender]

Manchester United are increasing their efforts to sign Porto winger James Rodriguez, 20, after having a £30m bid rejected.
Full story: Daily Mail

[Nick77]

Manchester United are increasing their efforts to sign Porto winger James Rodriguez, 20, after having a £30m bid rejected.
Full story: Daily Mail

If 30 million was rejected than us being interested is horse **** imo...

[Chazza]

Daily fail

Tottenham could land Sahin in return as Real Madrid prepare £30m swoop for Modric

Tottenham could ease the blow of losing Luka Modric by landing Real Madrid’s Nuri Sahin in exchange.

The Spanish giants are the frontrunners to land the Croatian midfielder despite strong interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.

But Real boss Jose Mourinho is confident of landing Modric and is ready to offer Sahin as bait in any deal.

Tottenham value Modric at £40million, although they are unlikely to receive an offer as high as that.

However, the inclusion of Turkey midfielder Sahin, 23, in a £30m package could ease the pain of losing their main playmaker.

Tottenham are still without a boss but the new man - likely to be former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas - is likely to have to rebuild the team without Modric.

Modric is on holiday after Croatia’s exit from the Euro 2012 group stages but will soon tell Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy that he wants to leave.

A move to the Bernabeu would give Spurs funds to move in the transfer market.

Sahin, born in Germany, has 31 caps for Turkey and only arrived from Borussia Dortmund last year.

Even though he is not desperate to quit Spain, he knows his chances of nailing down a first-team spot under Mourinho are slim.

Spurs could also be offered former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho as part of any deal but his age - the Portuguese is now 34 - could hinder any switch.

Modric came close to leaving White Hart Lane for Chelsea last summer but was convinced to stay by boss Harry Redknapp.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2165361/Tottenham-land-Nuri-Sahin-Luka-Modric-deal-Real-Madrid.html

[Nick77]

Jordi Alba to Barcelona for 11 million pounds - the bargain of the summer imo!

[Darkon]

Very good buy, will fit right in the team.

[Mike]

Sahin has come out and said he does not want to leave Madrid; especially for Spurs.

[Shaggy]